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Roberto Mancini Takes Out Manchester Evening News Ad To Thank City Fans05 / 20 / 13Former Man City coach ROBERTO MANCINI Sunday used the pages of the Manchester Evening News to thank City fans for their support during his three-year reign at the Etihad, according to Tom Brooks-Pollock of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. Mancini -- who has not spoken to the media in England... |
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London Daily Mirror's JOHN CROSS : "FA in a no win situation on this one. Punishment had to be strong on Suarez. It also has to take into account his previous offences." BBC's PHIL MCNULTY : "Borussia Dortmund 4 Real Madrid 1. What is German for "El Clasico"?" If you see a tweet we ...
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South American football governing body CONMEBOL President NICOLAS LEOZ "announced his resignation from FIFA's executive committee for health reasons" on Tuesday. The 84-year-old Paraguayan, "who had heart surgery for the fourth time in December," has led CONMEBOL since '86 and been on the FIFA exe ...
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Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund star player MARIO GÖTZE "will transfer to Bayern Munich in the summer." The Bundesliga champion will pay a transfer fee of €37M ($48M) for the 20-year-old midfielder. Götze "has reportedly signed a long-term contract with the Munich team" ( BILD, ...
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ManU player WAYNE ROONEY : "What a feeling to win the league. Champions 20" Sky Deutschland's LAURA WONTORRA : "Laut #Bild wechselt #Götze zu den Bayern! Guter Zeitpunkt ;)" ... ("According to #Bild #Götze transfers to Bayern! Good timing ;)") Official Twitter account of MANC ...
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Uli Hoeneß Will Attend CL Semifinal Game
Embattled Bayern Munich President ULI HOENEß "has refused to comment on an ongoing tax evasion probe involving a Swiss bank account but plans to defend himself against what he said were 'excesses in some media coverage' of the high-profile case," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Hoe ...
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Surrey Chair RICHARD THOMPSON and Somerset Chair ANDY NASH have been elected to English & Wales Cricket Board’s management board for a three-year term of office until '16. Nash was elected unopposed as the Non-Category A first-class county clubs’ appointee to the management board ...
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Former Barcelona and Real Madrid footballer RONALDO was featured in a 1 1/2-hour-long special Monday night on Spanish TV show Fiebre Maldini ( MUNDO DEPORTIVO, 4/22 ). ... Two-time Olympic medal winner ARKADY VYATCHANIN "has decided to quit swimming for Russia and represent another country." V ...
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MIKE TYSON has become a follower of footballer LUIS SUÁREZ on Twitter after Suárez bit Chelsea's BRANISLAV IVANOVIC during a 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Chelsea on Sunday. Suárez was banned seven games in '10 after biting the shoulder of OTMAN BAKKAL . Tyson drew a gre ...
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Bayern Boss Admits To Swiss Account
Bayern Munich President ULI HOENEß "has said that he has filed amended tax returns, admitting to a Swiss bank account," according to the DEUTSCHE WELLE. Hoeneß said that "he had filed an amended tax return in January of this year, and that public prosecutors are now looking at the foot ...
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Former Royal Yachting Association CEO ROD CARR , the architect of Britain’s sailing success, who oversaw the rise of BEN AINSLIE to become the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, is set to be named UK Sport chairman. Carr could be named as early as Monday "as the chosen figurehead for ...
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